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Biography
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Nancy Dolan is an accredited graphic designer, illustrator and award winning
photographer with 17 years experience in design & communications as owner and
Creative Director of Seaside Designs. Nancy graduated with a degree in Graphic
Design and Communications and after gaining a range of experience in
advertising agencies & marketing firms, she launched her own visual
communications business in Victoria in 1988. As her design business flourished,
so did her passion for exploring nature and her love of photography. She has
been able to seamlessly integrate her powerful images into her clients'
collateral as well as marketing a range of products of her own from fine art
cards to calendars. She is the publisher, designer, illustrator and principal
photographer of 'The CasualNaturalist's Guide to the Salish Sea' a natural
history guidebook of road & ferry routes through the Pacific Northwest. Nancy
has been exploring her photographic art as a medium for creative expression by
participating in gallery shows and competitions. She has won several awards;
was chosen as one of the Artists on Site for the Victoria Tall Ships Festival;
and her work has been published in the Toronto Star, Canadian Camera Magazine
and Best of Photography Annual.
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Accomplishments
Instructor in 'Electronic Design in Photojournalism' at Western Academy of Photography, Victoria. Instructor of 'Garden Photography' Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, 2005/2006 Participant 'Fine Arts 2005' Sooke Region Museum, July/August 2005 'Artists in a Country Garden' Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, Aug 2004/2005 'Salon 2002' 'Salon 2004' 'Salon 2005' Nanaimo Art Gallery 'Art in the Garden' Victoria Group show, July 2003 Sidney Fine Art Show, Fall 2003 & 2005 'Nature of the Islands' Goldstream Nature House, Fall 2003 & 2005 'Artisans' Mary Winspear Centre, July/August 2004 'Grass Roots' Gallery at the MAC, Mar/April 2005 'Naked Truth Exposed' Sooke Harbour House, Mar/April 2005 Artist on Site for Victoria Tall Ships Festival June 2005 'Art of Sail' Maritime Museum Victoria Nov 2005 - Feb 2006 Published in 'Canadian Camera' Magazine, Fall 2002 & 2003, Summer 2004 & 2005 The Toronto Star, 'A Tall Order' photo spread of Tall Ships Victoria 2005 'Best of Photography Annual' 2005 Awards CAPA Silver Medal Award for Best Image 'A Touch of Blue' Salon 2004, Nanaimo Art Gallery Award of Excellence by Photographer's Forum Magazine Spring 2005 Co-publisher, designer, illustrator and photographer of 'The CasualNaturalist's Guide to the Salish Sea' a natural history guidebook of road & ferry routes through the Pacific Northwest. Memberships Canadian Association of Photographic Art Victoria Natural History Society Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria TLC The Land Conservancy Western Canada Wilderness Committee |
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